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I find it's good for people who have a tendency to try to support the bar's weight by a shoulder press, instead of simply holding it there and squatting. The round-bar grip lets them do that, the thumbless forces them to push the bar forward, push their shoulders back, chest up - and just squat.

It makes it easier to dump the weight if necessary and it achieves that nice straight wrist angle when doing heavy low bar back squats.

I still have shoulder flexibility issues to work through so my wrists still aren't straight but I noticed that still going thumbless seems to ease the wrist/elbow pain from the load.

I am the same, I do ROM exersizes with bands twice a day to improve my shoulder flexibility and range of motion, as I am extremely tight as it is even with wrists pretty bent holding the bar. The thumbless grip is something I might like to work into however, Thanks OP, I had never really looked much into this.

I am the same, I do ROM exersizes with bands twice a day to improve my shoulder flexibility and range of motion, as I am extremely tight as it is even with wrists pretty bent holding the bar. The thumbless grip is something I might like to work into however, Thanks OP, I had never really looked much into this.

Bands are good stuff. My lifting partner/roommate and I both do a lot of shoulder dislocations pre-workout as well, whether we strict press or not. Seems to be helping with the shoulder position squatting as well, though he still has the bent wrist issue too from tight shoulders.

Had a good lifting day today, we're both still on linear progression.

I just ate 6 eggs and a Nathan's famous hot dog for breakfast, life is good.

Yea, I think it was a semi tire with at least part of the rim intact to give it some weight. That was at Crossfit Outer Banks in Nags Head, NC. Which, if you're ever out there I highly recommend visiting as they're more of a power-lifting, oly lifting, & strength training oriented crossfit affiliate with a really fun area outside in the back full of atlas stones, tractor tires, etc. for a couple of their members that are competing strongmen. Really cool gym.